Twitch Brings on Live Video Platform Veteran Colin Carrier

Formerly the vice president of monetization at Ustream, Mr. Carrier
joins Twitch as chief strategy officer

April 05, 2013 09:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Twitch,
the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers, today
announced that live video platform business veteran Colin Carrier has
joined its executive team as chief strategy officer.

Most recently, Colin spent almost four years at Ustream where he was
responsible for driving growth and monetization operations. He led all
monetization channels including advertising sales and operations,
e-commerce solutions, paid media and distribution, as well as emerging
revenue-driving products and services.

“We’ve arrived at a very exciting time in Twitch’s growth and we need
smart, experienced people to help us take advantage of that growth,”
said Emmett Shear, Twitch CEO. “Colin is an industry veteran with
extensive experience building live streaming business models from the
ground up. He’s a welcome addition to the team and will help us explore
new ideas.”

In recent months, Twitch has announced a steady drumbeat of growth
milestones and video game industry partnerships including content
partnerships with Blizzard Entertainment and Major League Gaming; and
product integrations with Call of Duty: Black Ops II and EA Origin,
among others. Twitch reached more than 30 million unique viewers in
March and is growing at an average of 15% month-over –month.

“Twitch pioneered the business of live video for gamers, and is the
clear market leader,” said Colin Carrier, chief strategy officer at
Twitch. “I look forward to helping Twitch take full advantage of its
dominant market position and build on its extraordinary growth and
success to date. With a few new projects underway, 2013 is going to be a
very big year at Twitch.”

About Twitch

Twitch is the world’s leading video platform and community for gamers.
More than 30 million gamers gather every month on Twitch to broadcast,
watch and chat about gaming. Twitch’s video platform is the backbone of
both live and on-demand distribution for leading video game broadcasters
including casual gamers, pro players, tournaments, leagues, developers
and gaming media organizations. Twitch is leading a revolution in the
gaming community, working to create a participatory experience that
transcends gameplay. Learn more at http://twitch.tv.